§ 11.10 — Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth; notification

Illinois § 11.10

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: REGULATION
• Ch. 210: HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION
• Act 210 ILCS 85/: Hospital Licensing Act.

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This Section may be referred to as Liam's Law. A hospital having custody of a fetus following a spontaneous fetal death occurring during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks must notify the gestational parent of the parent's right to receive a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth as described in Section 20.5 of the Vital Records Act. The Department of Public Health shall develop language on a form to be used for notification under this Section and hospitals shall provide the form to the gestational parent. This section of language shall be known as a "Liam's Law notice". The "Liam's Law notice" shall be available in both English and Spanish.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-948, eff. 7-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)